1989 Orix Braves Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 72-55
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Toshiharu Ueda (72-55)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium, Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium
1989 Orix Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 72-55
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Toshiharu Ueda (72-55)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium, Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium
The Orix Braves of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1989 season with a record of 72 wins and 55 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Braves scored 665 runs, most in the league. Orix yielded 616 runs. Greg Wells walloped 40 home runs for the squad, while Hiromi Matsunaga, Yasuo Fujii, Kazuhiko Ishimine and Hiromitsu Kadota each swatted 15 or more as well. Greg Wells drove in 124 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .322 average. Nobuyuki Hoshino led the team with 15 wins, and Guy Hoffman recorded a 3.45 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Guy Hoffman and Greg Wells both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Toshiharu Ueda served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Brown | R | R | October 15, 1963 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Yasuo Fujii | L | R | July 7, 1962 | 5'11" | 178 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Hiromasa Fujita | R | R | October 3, 1961 | 5'9" | 180 | Susuno, Shizuoka JP |
| Mineo Fukuhara | R | R | September 20, 1957 | 5'10" | 176 | Sumida Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Junichi Fukura | R | R | May 28, 1960 | 5'9" | 160 | Kitaura-cho, Miyazaki JP |
| Katsuyuki Furumizo | L | L | November 14, 1963 | 5'11" | 193 | Fukushima, Fukushima JP |
| Taro Hamuro | R | R | May 15, 1966 | 6'0" | 185 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Guy Hoffman | L | L | July 9, 1956 | 5'9" | 175 | Ottawa, IL US |
| Nobuyuki Hoshino | L | L | January 31, 1966 | 6'0" | 162 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido JP |
| Tomiji Iizuka | R | R | September 1, 1962 | 6'0" | 187 | Aso-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Yutaro Imai | R | R | August 4, 1949 | 5'10" | 176 | Nagaoka, Niigata JP |
| Kazuhiko Ishimine | R | R | January 10, 1961 | 5'8" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Atsunori Ito | R | R | May 29, 1963 | 5'10" | 162 | Chita, Aichi JP |
| Takahide Ito | R | R | October 21, 1963 | 6'0" | 171 | Kita Shitara-gun, Aichi JP |
| Hiromitsu Kadota | L | L | February 26, 1948 | 5'7" | 178 | Onoda, Yamaguchi JP |
| Yuichi Kiyohara | L | L | May 23, 1969 | 5'10" | 190 | Higashikuni, Oita JP |
| Terumitsu Kumano | L | R | August 28, 1957 | 5'7" | 165 | Kida-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Hiromi Matsunaga | S | R | September 27, 1960 | 5'11" | 171 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Toyozo Minamimure | R | R | December 9, 1960 | 5'10" | 162 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Koji Mori | L | L | January 1, 1962 | 5'10" | 160 | Nakamura, Kochi JP |
| Kozo Mori | R | R | March 19, 1959 | 5'9" | 176 | Nishi Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Atsuhiro Motonishi | R | R | May 15, 1962 | 5'9" | 165 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Shinichi Murakami | L | R | July 13, 1963 | 5'8" | 160 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Satoshi Nakajima | R | R | March 27, 1969 | 6'0" | 181 | Kita Akita-gun, Akita JP |
| Masami Ninomiya | R | R | October 6, 1966 | 5'11" | 178 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Hirofumi Ogawa | R | R | March 6, 1967 | 5'8" | 171 | Tateyama, Chiba JP |
| Tsutomu Sakai | R | R | June 27, 1963 | 5'11" | 171 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Yoshinori Sato | R | R | September 11, 1954 | 5'11" | 190 | Okushiri-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Tomoyuki Sekiguchi | R | R | October 5, 1960 | 6'1" | 165 | Minami Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Minoru Shibahara | L | L | August 6, 1960 | 5'9" | 176 | Bizen, Okayama JP |
| Koji Takagi | L | L | May 10, 1968 | 6'0" | 181 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Satoshi Takahashi | R | R | January 26, 1967 | 6'4" | 215 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Toru Takashima | R | R | April 18, 1970 | 5'7" | 165 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Ryoji Tani | R | R | April 11, 1958 | 6'0" | 167 | Tatebayashi, Gunma JP |
| Shinji Watanabe | R | R | September 8, 1963 | 5'11" | 180 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Greg Wells | R | R | April 25, 1954 | 6'5" | 218 | McIntosh, AL US |
| Yoshihiro Yamakoshi | R | R | February 20, 1963 | 5'11" | 165 | Uji, Kyoto JP |
| Masafumi Yamamori | R | R | November 26, 1960 | 5'10" | 165 | Shimomashiki-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Kenji Yamanaka | R | R | February 10, 1965 | 6'0" | 171 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Yukihiko Yamaoki | R | R | July 26, 1959 | 6'3" | 198 | Hata-gun, Kochi JP |
| Yoshihiro Yamauchi | R | R | February 15, 1966 | 5'11" | 184 | Settsu, Osaka JP |
| Keijiro Yumioka | R | R | June 28, 1958 | 5'8" | 154 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
